What about single words that is better to maintain in the same form (e.g., Permalink)? Should I put the same also in the translation, or the localization software just uses the original one if a translation is not present? Thanks.

If a translation is missing, the original string is used so there is no harm in leaving out the translation. However, the stats will show it as untranslated so I would repeat the unchanged string if that is what is used in your language.

I'm just going to finish the Italian translation. I have a couple of style questions:- do you like Wordpress terminology compatibility, or in case of doubtful translations, do you like a PivotX way? I ask this mainly for two main concepts: "entry" and "dashboard". Entry is a very neutral term, that in the current PO file is (was) translated with "messaggio" (message). Italian Wordpress translation is "articolo" (article), which I like more, because messages are a little too oriented towards direct communication. No easy direct translation is possible. Dashboard in Wordpress is translated as "bacheca" , which literally is noticeboard or also showcase. In this case I do not like it much, and I would rather prefer the literal "cruscotto" (car dashboard, that gives and idea of central control point or so; starts to be used in data warehouse software systems). At the end, what do you prefer as developer? Easy comparison to Wordpress, or some PivotX specific choice?- I'm not able to locate some sentences in PivotX, so it is difficult to understand the context: e.g., "lest we forget", official and previous contributors, etc. Can you give me some hint where to look at?

The translation is really all your decision... Since many people are used to WordPress I agree that it makes sense to look carefully at what WP is using. However, we don't try to be WP like. When it comes to "entry" and "dashboard", I agree with your reasoning.

Yes, we generate the PO files with locations. The reason is that strings from the templates would be incorrect located. Anyway, you are looking for the page example.com/pivotx/?page=about